2023年11月17日 · Fat pad impingement is when your infrapatellar fat pad is pinched (impinged) between your kneecap and thigh bone or between your thigh bone and shin bone.

2024年5月7日 · Anterior suprapatellar (quadriceps) fat pad impingement syndrome is a controversial cause of anterior knee pain although anterior suprapatellar fat pad edema may often, and possibly more commonly, be incidental or considered an anatomical variant 1,2,11.

2024年5月26日 · In this syndrome, the posterior border of the anterior suprapatellar (quadriceps) fat pad is high signal on PD MRI and convex with a mass effect upon the suprapatellar bursa.

2023年2月22日 · There are 3 primary anterior knee fat pads, such as the quadriceps suprapatellar, pre-femoral suprapatellar, and infrapatellar retro-patellar tendon (Hoffa's fat pad), all of which may experience symptomatic impingement.

2023年9月25日 · Hoffa’s fat pad impingement, also known as Hoffa’s syndrome, occurs when the infrapatellar fat pad (a soft, fatty tissue located below and behind the patella or kneecap) becomes compressed and irritated.

The term ‘quadriceps fat-pad impingement’ has been used to describe an inflammatory process within the anterior suprapatellar fat, manifested on MRI as high T2 signal, low T1 signal and mass effect on the quadriceps tendon3 (figures 3 and 4).

2024年5月8日 · Fat pad impingement occurs when the infrapatellar fat pad or ‘Hoffa’s pad’ becomes impinged between the patella (kneecap) and femoral condyle (thigh bone). It usually occurs from a severe impact on the knee. Medically reviewed by …

2021年6月1日 · Understanding knee fat pad impingement: causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Get insights into this common cause of knee pain. Fat pad impingement of the knee, also called Hoffa's syndrome, is a common cause of pain in the front of the knee.

Of these, one of the most common is quadriceps/suprapatellar fat pad impingement syndrome. A study by Roth, et al. 10 demonstrates mass effect from the quadriceps fat pad on the suprapatellar recess (defined as a posterior convex border) …

2021年4月28日 · Quadriceps fat pad syndrome (QFPS) is a rare cause of anterior knee pain, being characterized clinically by tenderness over the superior pole of the patella and pain on deep knee flexion [2, 5, 6].